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Jim Knight is a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning and the president of the Instructional Coaching Group. He has spent close to two decades studying professional learning and instructional coaching. He has written or co-authored several books on the topic including Instructional Coaching: A Partnership Approach to Improving Instruction published by Corwin and Learning Forward (2007) and Unmistakable Impact: A Partnership Approach for Dramatically Improving Instruction (2011). Knight co-authored Coaching Classroom Management (2006) and also edited Coaching: Approaches and Perspectives (2008). Knight has authored articles on instructional coaching and professional learning in publications such as The Journal of Staff Development, Educational Leadership, Principal Leadership, The School Administrator, and Kappan. Frequently asked to lead professional learning, Knight has presented and consulted in most states, and eight countries. Knight also leads the coaching institutes and the Annual Instructional Coaching Conference in Lawrence, Kansas. He has a PhD in Education from the University of Kansas and has won several university teaching, innovation, and service awards. Knight also hosts Talking About Teaching on the Teaching Channel and writes the radicallearners.com blog. Join Jim's The Big Four Ning community. Now, Jim Knight is offering his expertise in an online professional development opportunity! Coming soon: an eStudy opportunity built around Jim's Instructional Coaching . Visit our Professional Learning page for more information! Join Jim Knight and other experts at the 2014 Instructional Coaching Conference to explore how whole school reform is enhanced when principals, teachers, and coaches use collaborative planning and effective Instructional Coaching techniques to improve student learning: www.corwin.com/tlc

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Impact Schools

The Best Job in the World

The Failure of the American School System

Unmistakable Impact

Core Concepts of an Impact School

The Chapters

To Sum Up

Going Deeper

Partnership

Helping Others

Partnership: The Theory Behind Impact Schools

Equality: Professional Learning with Teachers Rather Than Training Done to Teachers

Peter Block's Four Requirements of Partnership

Choice: Teachers Should Have Choice Regarding What and How They Learn

Voice: Professional Learning Should Empower and Respect the Voices of Teachers

Reflection: Reflection Is an Integral Part of Professional Learning

Dialogue: Professional Learning Should Enable Authentic Dialogue

Praxis: Teachers Should Apply Their Learning to Their Real-Life Practice as They Are Learning

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